Believe it or not – over one BILLION cars are in use around the world. These cars have a average of 30,000 parts in them. Far more then Ford’s Model T which had 400 parts.
In 1924 a Ford cost $265.00. The most expensive vehicle ever sold was a 1931 Bugatti Royale Kellner Coupe which sold for $8,700,000!
When Oprah gave every audience member a brand new Pontiac back in 2004, not everyone could afford the $6,000 in taxes on the winnings. Some had to trade in their cars for a lower model or take out a car loan.
Churchill, Canada is home to polar bears who often come to town looking for a slow pedestrian to snack on. Residents leave their cars unlocked to just in case someone needs a quick escape.
In 1998, the New York Times declared the Little Tykes Cozy Coupe the “world’s best-selling car for much of this decade” after it reached 6 million units in sales – outselling the Honda Accord and Ford Taurus.
How is this for a car alarm? In South African residents can legally attach small flamethrowers to the side of their cars to provide defense against carjackers.
A car was built every 16 seconds in March 2016.
Officially, the Bugatti Veyron Super Sport holds the Guinness World Record for fastest car, traveling at 268 mph.
Ford creates around 8,000 to 10,000 cars a day while Ferrari only produces a maximum of 14 per day.
With all of the color choices, the most popular car color the world over is white.
The car that sold more than one million units in one year, a record that still stands to this day is the 1965 Chevrolet Impala.
The “new car smell” is composed of 50 volatile organic non-toxic compounds.